Leon Rene Yankwich
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 and confirmed by voice vote, Leon Rene Yankwich was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from Willamette University College of Law in 1909. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1888–1975
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Willamette College of Law 1909
- Succeeded
- William Matthew Byrne Sr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Southern District of California | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1966 | Central District of California succeeded William Matthew Byrne Sr. | Reassigned | – |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
Judicial Record
In our data, Yankwich authored 192 published opinions for the court (1935–1962). Most cited: Brooks Bros. v. Brooks Clothing of California, Ltd. (74 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Brooks Bros. v. Brooks Clothing of California, Ltd. | 60 F. Supp. 442 | 74 |
| 1958 | Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. v. Audio Devices, Inc. | 166 F. Supp. 250 | 51 |
| 1960 | Smith v. General Truck Drivers, Etc., Union Local 467 | 181 F. Supp. 14 | 46 |
| 1953 | United States v. Shibley | 112 F. Supp. 734 | 43 |
| 1952 | Herbert v. Riddell | 103 F. Supp. 369 | 40 |
| 1948 | Adams v. Albany | 80 F. Supp. 876 | 40 |
| 1948 | United States v. National City Lines, Inc. | 80 F. Supp. 734 | 39 |
| 1943 | United States v. Bell | 48 F. Supp. 986 | 33 |
| 1938 | Maryland Casualty Co. v. Hubbard | 22 F. Supp. 697 | 33 |
| 1942 | Cain v. Universal Pictures Co. | 47 F. Supp. 1013 | 32 |
| 1951 | United States v. Richfield Oil Corp. | 99 F. Supp. 280 | 31 |
| 1940 | Ex Parte Altman | 34 F. Supp. 106 | 30 |
| 1940 | Redlands Foothill Groves v. Jacobs | 30 F. Supp. 995 | 30 |
| 1938 | Nester v. Western Union Telegraph Co. | 25 F. Supp. 478 | 30 |
| 1935 | Echevarria v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. | 12 F. Supp. 632 | 30 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 192 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Leon Rene Yankwich?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Leon Rene Yankwich to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1935.
- Was Leon Rene Yankwich appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Leon Rene Yankwich was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Leon Rene Yankwich's confirmation vote?
- Leon Rene Yankwich was confirmed by voice vote on August 23, 1935. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Leon Rene Yankwich on?
- Leon Rene Yankwich was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Los Angeles Times (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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8 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).